Rail-fastener



J. WIECEK.

RAIL FASTENER.

'LlcATxoN F L AP 1,1919. 1,842,196. Patenteuune 1, 1920.'

' TTOR/VEY ortica.

JOHN WIECEK, 0F REWLOC, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1920.

Application filed November 11, 1919. Serial No. 337,305.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN VIEOEK, citizen of Poland, residing at Rewloc, in the county of Cambria and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for holding track rails on the ties, and has for its main object the provision of such a device which is substantial and compact in construction, and reliable in use to securely retain track rails upon the ties and prevent their accidental spreading.

The above and other objectsjvill become apparent in the description below, in which characters of reference refer to like-named parts in the drawings, in which- Figure l is a view of my device in position.

Fig. 2 is an other view of the same taken at substantially right-angles to Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but of a slightly modified form of my device.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, the numeral l represents a track rail mounted upon the tie 2. Each of the tie members 4i, which comprises the retaining means, consists of a rod bent in substantially the skew-shape illustrated, passing through the tie 2 from the edge thereof? as shown in Fic'. 2, and being secured by nuts 5. Thus l mobunted, my device will hold the tracks securely on the ties at all times, and will withstand many of the shocks which would loosen the ordinary spike used to hold down the rails. The skew construction, and the nut-locking on the underside of the tie, both combine to give this sturdy effect to my device.

In Fig. 3 I have illustrated a modified form of retainer, which is indicated by the numeral 6. Instead of being straight, as is the device of Figs. 1 and 2, the members 6 are curved, thus insuring a firm embedding in the body of the tie 3.

The fasteners are placed in position as follows: After the rail l has been mounted upon the ties 2, skew holes having previously been bored into said ties, the hooks 4 are inserted through said holes from the top and are forced downward until the bent upper portions thereof rest snugly `against the rail l; the ends of the hooks t then slightly project below the edge of the tie, and they are then fastened by means of nuts 5, which are tightened and embedded in the tie. In the form shown in Fig. 3, the holes receptive of the curved hooks 6 may be burnt into the tie.

Among the advantages of using my device are the following. It is obvious that a fastener having the skew shape and skew engagement in the tie, as mine has, will better withstand the shocks produced by a moving train than the ordinary fastener. This engagement will better withstand the side thrust occasioned by the weight of the train and by the side-sweeping movements known as nosing, which often succeeds in loosening the ordinary fastener. Likewise, there will be less tendency on the part of the rail to rise above the tie after the passage of a train, such as there is in the case of the ordinary fastener.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is as follows:

A device of the class described comprising, in combination with a track rail and a tie thereunder, retaining means comprising -a grasp hook on each side of-said rail, said hooks being embedded skew-fashioned in said tie and the free end of each hook passing from the underside of said tie at the edge thereof, the other end of said hook being bent about the base of said rail and against the web thereof, and means for locking said hooks in said tie, the upper portion of said hooks being bent toward the rail and lying snugly against the lower portions of said rails.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature.

JOHN WIECEK. 

